Schedule of Events

Schedule subject to change.
All events (except the marketplace) require a ticket to attend.

Thursday October 8th

6:00pm - 9:00pm: Registration and Resort-O-Rama Art Opening

6:30pm - 7:30pm: Wine Appreciation with vintners, Gerald V. Casale and Judd Finkelstein {Special Event - not included with Platinum Tix}

8:00pm - 9:00pm: Gerald V. Casale (Devo) Talks Mid-Century Style & Design

9:00pm - Midnight: Blast from 50s-80s in the “Vintage Space Nightclub” with Disc Jockey’s ShipRex & Jon Burchard and top mixologist Andrew Salazar from The Fink!*

*Platinum & Night Ticket Holders only

Friday October 9th

8am-8:30am: Community Meet-Up (all invited!): Vanity Fair Striped Robe Meet-up

8:30am - 9:00am: Key Note Speaker: Bri Bertolaccini from Walt Disney Family Museum {Platinum Ticket Holders Only}

9:10am - 4:00pm: Daytime Events

  • 9:10am -10:10am: Bay Area Modern with Heather David

  • 9:10am - 10:10am: Hats Off! Mid-Century Modern Hats with Dave Temple

  • 10am-12noon: Craft-O-Rama Room ‘Hair Teasing Session’ featuring Shana from Fox & Doll

  • 10:20am-11:20am: Rebel Girl: The Dazzling & Colorful World of Enid Collins with Alix Tyler

  • 11:25am-12:25pm: Sonoma County Neon: Mid-Century Beacons with Randall Ann Homan, Al Barna, and Katherine Rinehart

  • 11:25am-12:25pm: Don't Let What You Own Own You with Rusty Blazenhoff

  • 12:35pm - 1:35pm: Cover to Cover: A History of Mid-Century Record Album Design with Nick Rossi

  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm: Homes That Walt Built with The Walt Disney Family Museum’s Bri Bertolaccini

  • 2:10pm - 3:10pm: San Francisco's Nob Hill: The Mount Everest of Tiki Bars with Eric Jost

  • 2:10pm - 3:10pm: Mysteries of the Madonna Inn with CyndeLicious

  • 3:15pm - 4:15pm: A Journey Through Children's Fairyland with Master Puppeteer Randal Metz and CEO Kymberly Miller

4:00pm - 6:00pm: 30 min. Tasting Sessions in the Spoken Space*

7:00pm - 9:30pm: Supperclub Dinner featuring live music of Project: Pimento*

9:00pm - 1:00am: Delights await in “Vintage Space Nightclub” with Disc Jockey’s ShipRex & Otto von Stroheim!*

*Platinum & Night Ticket Holders only

Saturday October 10th

8am-8:30am: Community Meet-Up (all invited!): Pajama Party Meet-up

9:00am - 4:30pm: Daytime Events

  • 9:00am - 10:00am: Motel Morgue: An Examination of Demolition and Murder with John W. Murphey

  • 9:15am - 10:15am: Microwaves, Feminism and the Enjoli Paradox with Carrie Swing

  • 10:30am - 11:30am: Beyond the Four Walls: Mid-Century Modern Landscapes with Thomas Eddy

  • 10:45am - 11:45am: Just Got Potlucky: Entertaining in Mid-Century America with Karen Finlay

  • 11:45am - 12:45pm: Bay Area Bowling: How Mid-Century Architecture Invaded the Suburbs with Chris Nichols

  • 12:30pm- 3pm: Craft-O-Rama Room featuring Shannon from Going to Guides!

  • 1pm-2pm: The Influence of Mid-Century Design on Disney Productions with Stephen Cargile

  • 1:30pm-2:30pm: The Los Angeles Breakfast Club: A Century of Hollywood, Hi-Jinx, and Ham & Eggs! with Sandi Hemmerlein & Rachel Skytt

  • 2:45pm - 3:45pm: Packing for Paradise with Martin Cate

  • 3:00pm - 4:30pm: Draw Like a Madman with BrandCamp {Special Event - not included with Platinum Tix}

4:00pm - 6:00pm: 30 min. Tasting Sessions in the Spoken Space*

7:30pm - 9:00pm LIVE in person....Charles Phoenix! The Grand Mid-Century Tour of Europe - A BIG RETRO Dream Vacation Slide Show Travelogue!

9:00pm - 1:00am: Vintage Space-O-Rama “Atomic A-Go-Go!” featuring disc jockeys ShipRex & Ruby White and top mixologist Joel Pfeifle from Wilfred’s Lounge!*

*Platinum & Night Ticket Holders only

Sunday October 11th

10am: Marketplace Preview {Platinum Ticket Holders Only}

10:30am-4pm: Mid-Century Modern Marketplace - Free & Open to the Public

11am-12noon: Book Signing Event

12noon: City Proclamation “Official Flamingo Resort Day” from the Mayor of Santa Rosa

1:00pm- 3pm: Craft-O-Rama Room featuring Shannon from Going to Guides!

2pm: Community Event (all invited!): Aloha Caftan Society Stroll & Pooch Parade!